I need some help on how and what to think? I went for my annual physical to the OB/Gyn. I have to return this Friday because I need an ultrasound as my "uterus is slightly enlarged" and could be a fibroid tumor. I am not having any problems this was discovered. Needless to say my mind shut off at the word "tumor". I had my meltdown catastrophizing the worst moments over the weekend. I stopped them all from turning into all out panic attacks. Today I am feeling better because from things I have read and hear, this is pretty normal for someone my age (40) to be having. I am staying in a good frame of mind with positive self talk and trying to just remain calm. It is not easy though. Any one else out there have any other advice having gone through this themselves??

Hope everything goes well.

We have an old 86 chevy truck that my wife drives. Twice now she's told me of what sounded like serious problems with it. The first time I checked it out it was running very rough and my first thought was that the engine was gone. I checked the oil and it was dirty. It hadn't been changed for 5500 miles and about 11 months. I thought, "Oh great, I didn't keep up maintenance on it. We'll wind up having to buy another used vehicle." That caused some stress until I got it into the shop. It was the alternator. Got it fixed and it ran fine.

Then a few days ago she called me from work telling me the engine light had come on while she was driving it to work and when she pulled into the parking lot and turned off the engine she could smell a burnt smell. This time I must have been in a better frame of mind because I thought that we might wind up having to get another vehicle, but it was okay this time, no stress. I went to her school, check it out, then took it on the road to drive it. Nothing happened. I drove it for over a half an hour and nothing, no light, no burnt smell. To this day I don't know what it was. But, we're still truckin'.

WE seem to always tend to think the worst.

Thanks Don for the story. I can totally relate to it. I am in a better frame of mind now, even when I was catastrophizing, I was able to calm myself down pretty quickly with the skills I have learned in the program. Again thanks for the thoughts, very appreciated..